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Chloe the Ghost
Wyatt the Pumpkin
Grace the Cat
AND Mimi the Chicken!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Happy 3rd Anniversary to us!
Just thought I would mention it is our 3rd Anniversary today and I am 33 years old and we have triplets AND the babies would be in their 33rd week of gestation! That is a lot of 3's!
One Month Birthday!
Wyatt, Grace, and Chloe were One Month Old on October 1st! We attempted to take their pictures, but they were not as into it as we were. :-)
Grace, Wyatt, & Chloe
Wyatt kept sticking his hands up in front of the girls!
Forgot one thing yesterday...
Last week on the day that the babies moved down to the Stepdown Nursery Grace received a blood transfusion. Her hematocrit levels (has to do with the packed red blood cell volume) had been low for a couple of days and Monday night see wasn't taking her feedings very well (spitting up a lot of it) and she looked pale. So, with all of these things happening the Dr. decided to give her a transfusion to help her along until she started making enough of her own red blood cells. To do this she needed an IV put in again and we got to be with her when they did it. Poor girl, she got poked four times before it was in. Once in each foot and hand. I think I cringed more than she did. Grace didn't even make a peep, which is funny because if you take her temperature under her arm she screams! She then received the transfusion after we moved downstairs. It was only 25cc, which is just a big syringe full and it only took about two hours. The next day you could see a difference in her. She had better coloring and was more active.
Chloe also had slightly low hematocrit levels, but since she was not having any other problems the Dr. just put her on iron.
Chloe also had slightly low hematocrit levels, but since she was not having any other problems the Dr. just put her on iron.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
The Big Moves!
The babies are all doing wonderfully! I have lots to update, but this post will just be about last week. I have a hundred plus pictures to sort through from the last couple of weeks, and will post more later today or tomorrow.
By Monday, September 29th all three babies were moved from their isolets into what the hospital calls cribs. (Basically, they are wooden carts with a plastic bin on top.) They are also off their nasal canulas by this time, too. So, this means they are all breathing well on their own with little to no apnea spells and they are able to regulate their own temperatures. This is amazing for being 32 weeks!
Then on Tuesday, the 30th, all the babies moved downstairs to the Stepdown Nursery! This nursery is for babies who basically need to feed and grow. They are still on monitors for their heartrates and respirations, just different ones. These are called memory monitors and they store information so that the doctors can look at longer periods of time. They are getting closer to coming home. All they need to do now is learn how to eat! This freaks us out a bit because we still need to get the nursery at home settled in!
They are all starting to be more awake now. At least for a little while before and during their feedings. We were able to get a few pictures with their eyes open.
Grace Elizabeth
By Monday, September 29th all three babies were moved from their isolets into what the hospital calls cribs. (Basically, they are wooden carts with a plastic bin on top.) They are also off their nasal canulas by this time, too. So, this means they are all breathing well on their own with little to no apnea spells and they are able to regulate their own temperatures. This is amazing for being 32 weeks!
Then on Tuesday, the 30th, all the babies moved downstairs to the Stepdown Nursery! This nursery is for babies who basically need to feed and grow. They are still on monitors for their heartrates and respirations, just different ones. These are called memory monitors and they store information so that the doctors can look at longer periods of time. They are getting closer to coming home. All they need to do now is learn how to eat! This freaks us out a bit because we still need to get the nursery at home settled in!
Chloe, Grace, & Wyatt in their new cribs
They are all starting to be more awake now. At least for a little while before and during their feedings. We were able to get a few pictures with their eyes open.
Chloe Abigail
Wyatt Alexander
Grace Elizabeth
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